Fiddle & Bow: Bob Dylan On Tour. Spring 2005 [Compilation, artwork and text below from The Thousand Highways Collection by the great blogger CWS – Thanks!].
“This is a truly superlative set of songs. In the Spring of 2005, violinist Elana Fremerman had joined Bob Dylan’s band for a tour of the United States, and she contributed significantly to the overall sound of the band. At the same time, recording technology had progressed to the point of capturing audience recordings that often surpassed the soundboard tapes of previous decades. These factors combined to offer one of the most coherent, compelling compilations yet offered on The Thousand Highways Collection.
Highlights include the best renditions of “Absolutely Sweet Marie,” “Honest With Me,” and “Mississippi” ever played outside of a studio setting. “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” is played with a vocal unrivaled since it had been played in the mid1990s. The collection also includes a rare outing of “Hazel,” including a pleasant violin interlude. Outside of these highlights, the
remainder of the songs prove quite strong as well “Stuck Inside of Mobile,” “Moonlight,” and “Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee” are enhanced not by violin solos, but rather by the presence of a violin on their rhythmic sections, propelling the tracks along delightfully.
A handful of tracks didn’t make it past the cutting room floor. “Folsom Prison Blues” was played to great acclaim in Reno, but I didn’t think the vocals measured up to past outings of this classic.
Similarly, “Sing Me Back Home” is an extraordinary song, but I didn’t think it quite came together in the performances. I hope you’ll forgive these omissions.
While Fremerman would depart the band at the end of this brief tour, the violin sound lingered on, thanks to the presence of multiinstrumentalist Donnie Herron. Never again, though, would it have such a prominent role. Luckily, due to our community’s generous tapers, we’ve been left
with extraordinary documentation of this unique period in Bob Dylan’s performance career”.
13 tracks from several Dylan sets of the 2005 US Spring Tour with Merle Haggard:
Absolutely Sweet Marie Live Detroit April 12, 2005
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue Live Seattle March 8, 2005
Stuck Inside Of Mobile Live Seattle March 7, 2005
Hazel Live Mashantucket April 22, 2005
Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee Live March 14, 2005
Senor Live Chicago April 3, 2005
Under The Red Sky Live Detroit April 12, 2005
I’ll Remember You Live Detroit April 12, 2005
Cat’s In The Well Live Seattle March 8, 2005
Moonlight Live Seattle March 7, 2005
Honest With Me Live Reno March 18, 2005
Mississippi Live Reno March 18, 2005
All Along The Watchtower Live Seattle March 7, 2005
Band lineup:
Bob Dylan (vocal & piano), Stu Kimball (guitar), Denny Freeman (guitar), Donnie Herron (violin, mandolin, pedal steel guitar), Elana Fremerman (violin), Tony Garnier (bass), George Recile (drums & percussion).
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13 tracks from several Dylan sets of the 2005 US Spring Tour with Merle Haggard:
Absolutely Sweet Marie Live Detroit April 12, 2005
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Live Seattle March 8, 2005
Stuck Inside Of Mobile Live Seattle March 7, 2005
Hazel Live Mashantucket April 22, 2005
Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee Live March 14, 2005
Senor Live Chicago April 3, 2005
Under The Red Sky Live Detroit April 12, 2005
I'll Remember You Live Detroit April 12, 2005
Cat's In The Well Live Seattle March 8, 2005
Moonlight Live Seattle March 7, 2005
Honest With Me Live Reno March 18, 2005
Mississippi Live Reno March 18, 2005
All Along The Watchtower Live Seattle March 7, 2005
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thanks neverending…
I saw Merle open for Bob in KC that tour, up close and surreal… thanks for all the bob joy you cause! ✌🏽♥️🎶
Good,good,good,good!🔥🔥👍
Thank you very much for give us all this good news about this high music collection and the musicians worked in it.
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Top of his game here..great posting man..x
super show ♥♥♥
The Mississippi flows harmoniously…take all trouble far away .spirit of the water ( Bob got always a good connection to it)
That violin is on fire – may be Elana or the great multi-musician Donnie , always a changellin' for Bob's velvet-voice with special phrasings
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YEAH BOB HONEY JUST KEEP ON ROLLING
wonderful compilation ⭐️
thanks s lot👯♀️👯♀️👯♀️👯♀️👯♀️
I was at the Chicago shows…I thought Elana made a massive contribution to the shows. I think you should have included a rendition of Sing Me Back Home (which thankfully I heard once in Chicago) for the rarity value, as it was dropped soon after. Great compilation though.
Good stuff…strong & smart ….Wait for others job….! 🤟
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Great sharing. Thanks so much.
‘I got the fever down in my pockets’ and ‘with all these promises you left for me’ ….yea…. situation of ‘Left standing at the doorway’ ..
Well lets get on with it and enjoy this grand performance❣️🌹🌺👌Superb, Lovely! LYRICS: Absolutely Sweet Marie
WRITTEN BY: BOB DYLAN
Well, your railroad gate, you know I just can’t jump it
Sometimes it gets so hard, you see
I’m just sitting here beating on my trumpet
With all these promises you left for me
But where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Well, I waited for you when I was half sick
Yes, I waited for you when you hated me
Well, I waited for you inside of the frozen traffic
When you knew I had some other place to be
Now, where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Well, anybody can be just like me, obviously
But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately
Well, six white horses that you did promise
Were fin’lly delivered down to the penitentiary
But to live outside the law, you must be honest
I know you always say that you agree
But where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Well, I don’t know how it happened
But the riverboat captain, he knows my fate
But ev’rybody else, even yourself
They’re just gonna have to wait
Well, I got the fever down in my pockets
The Persian drunkard, he follows me
Yes, I can take him to your house but I can’t unlock it
You see, you forgot to leave me with the key
Oh, where are you tonight, sweet Marie?
Now, I been in jail when all my mail showed
That a man can’t give his address out to bad company
And now I stand here lookin’ at your yellow railroad
In the ruins of your balcony
Wond’ring where you are tonight, sweet Marie
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Thank you for uploading!!!
Very fine Country style live versions of … at least for me very good songs & hits of Bobby … Thank you so much for sharing them!
Thank you Never Ending BF.❤️ Senor and Under the Red Sky.
Love this compilation & tour. … Thanks for the upload👍.
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For anyone else out there that loves this tour,… here's something put together by someone who worked on the stage crew:
http://www.studioclub.com/events/Dylan%20Haggard%20Tour/DylanHaggardJournal.htm
Unfortunately it only covers the beginning part of the tour & ends abruptly. … Still, plenty of interesting things to enjoy.
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